At the beginning of March, the former Cowboys DT—facing an indefinite suspension from the NFL for violating the league's policy on substance abuse—announced that he was quitting football. Now that the league is discussing the marijuana policy, Irving feels a sense of redemption.

With the video evidence from Robert Kraft’s solicitation case thrown out, the general feeling from those at the NFL spring meeting is that the Patriots’ owner will not receive a suspension from the NFL. Plus, answering your questions on Eli Manning, Lamar Jackson, the Patriots’ receiver corps and more.

Wasn’t sports betting supposed to be easy money for NFL teams? A look at the many factors—two states, tribal lands and casinos, ‘integrity fees,’ and the dark, complicated history of legalized gambling in the South—the Carolina Panthers and the NFL’s richest owner are navigating in the quest for sports gambling revenue.

In his third year as Indy’s GM, Chris Ballard has learned that less is more on the draft board, pricey free agents don’t solve all your problems and the best thing for any team is to be unified behind a long-term plan. Without making any big splashes, the Colts may have set themselves up for a major statement in 2019. Plus, pros and cons of an NFL draft lottery, Chris Long’s retirement and more on the league that never sleeps.

Heading into the offseason, Washington‘s quarterback situation, after losing Alex Smith and Colt McCoy to injury, was dire. Jay Gruden explains how he came up with a gameplan to rebuild the position—and how he landed on Dwayne Haskins. Also, Richard Sherman and Cliff Avril reflect on the Seahawks’ championship years, how the NFL is searching for talent in the U.K., the true value in rookie minicamps and more.

The Giants GM surprised pretty much everyone by taking the Duke QB at 6. He explains why he did it, and why he’s confident it was the right move. Plus, how the Dolphins snapped up Josh Rosen and still left themselves the option to draft a 2020 QB, a Tyreek Hill take, an early look at next year’s prospects, and more on the 2019 draft.

He was “the test-tube QB” the first half of his life, a drug addict since. Closing in on 50, the former USC and Raiders quarterback is struggling to come to terms with his raging beast of a father—and the big lie that he only now can share

As the NFL coaching carousel continues to aggressively spin—only two head coaching spots of eight remain open—one longtime coach’s name hasn’t been part of the conversation. Some people might think it’s for good reason that Jeff Fisher hasn’t been considered (a .512 career coaching record over more than 20 years) but Fisher wants to be.

SI spent the last four months with the Vikings: observing cryotherapy, watching film with coaches and strolling with the GM, trying to capture a franchise on the cusp of glory. Instead, something far more true to the NFL happened—an unpredictable, volatile season. These are the highs and lows of Minnesota’s journey, with an ending yet to come.